- Behaviorism: e.g., human as "programmed animals"
- Classical Conditioning (Pavlov)
- Operant Conditioning (Skinner)
- Cognitivism: e.g., human mind as computers
- Constructivism: e.g., computers as mindtools
- Social Development Theory (Vygotsky)
- Discovery Learning (Bruner)
- Stage Theory of Cognitive Development (Piaget)
- Problem-Based Learning (PBL)
- Humanism (Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers)
- Hierarchy of Needs (Maslow)
- Experiential Learning (Kolb)
- Situated Learning Theory (Lave)
- Attribution Theory (Weiner)
- Multiple Intelligences Theory (Gardner)